A Call to Action: Readmission Strategies from the Field Vicky Mahn-DiNicola, RN, MSN,CPHQ VP Research & Market Insights Brenda Pettyjohn, RN, CPHQ Solutions Advisor
Tina Esposito Vice President, Center for Health Information Services Advocate Health Care Responsible for system measurement and analytics in support of improved patient outcomes and organizational performance Responsibilities include data warehousing, HIM, and public data. Master in Business Administration Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management Certified Six Sigma Black Belt 2
Advocate Health Care Corporate offices in Downers Grove, Illinois More than 250 sites offering inpatient, outpatient services, home health services, hospice, counseling, physician services, and health care education programs - 12 hospitals, more than 3,300 beds - 11 acute care hospitals - 1 children s hospital, with 2 campuses The state s largest integrated children s network The region s largest medical group with more than 200 locations across metropolitan Chicago 3
Patty Toney RN, MSN Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive for a six hospital healthcare system in Santa Rosa, Texas Nursing Degree from Ball State Masters in Nursing Administration Former Chief Nursing Officer for McKenna Hospital in New Braunfels She has been a nurse for over 35 years and has practiced in Critical Care, Labor Delivery and as a House Supervisor for a large 500 bed teaching hospital in New Jersey. 4
Christus Health An international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of almost 350 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 175 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS services can be found in over 60 cities in Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Georgia, and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico. 5
Pamela Carroll-Solomon, MJ, RHIA, CPHQ, Director, Quality Services, Catholic Health East Trinity Health Director, Quality Services at CHE Trinity Health. Responsible for the MIDAS+ DataVision application since its implementation in 2009. Masters of Journalism Bachelors in Health Records Administration from Temple University CPHQ and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Author of numerous publications on Quality and HIM related topics Member of NQF Readmission Action Team Just celebrated her 16 th year at CHE 7
CHE Trinity Health Second-largest Catholic health care delivery system in the nation. Operate in 20 states from coast to coast with 82 hospitals, 88 continuing care facilities and home health and hospice programs that provide more than 2.3 million visits annually. Formed in May 2013, when Trinity Health and Catholic Health East completed their consolidation to strengthen their shared mission, increase excellence in care and advance transformative efforts with their unified voice. 8
NQF Readmission Action Team Use of Interact tool Partnering with hospitals to improve care transitions Residents/Family Teaching on resources at facility level CMMI grant on care transitions Front-loading of visits Partnering with other providers to improve care transitions Use of telemedicine 9
Advocate Care Model FROM Silo care management Episodes of care Discharges Utilization Management Caring for the sick Production (volume) TO Population/enterprise care management Value-driven coordinated care Transitions Right care at the right place at the right time Improving health status Performance (value/lower cost) 10
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Care Transitions Program Trademarked program designed by Eric Coleman MD, MPH www.caretransitions.org Started in 2009 at St. Michael's in Texarkana and then at SPOHN in Corpus Christi in 2010 Santa Rosa implemented in October 2013 at one of three adult hospitals. Now have CTN in each adult hospital Focus on: AMI, HF and PN Goal: 10% reduction in re-admit by end of Year 1 11 11
In a Nutshell. Care Transitions Nurse (CTN) reviews census each morning for AMI, HF or PN diagnosis or related symptoms. Visits patient and family, explains program, obtains consent to enroll. Works w patient and family while in hospital to prepare for discharge Makes 1 home visit within 48 hrs of discharge Makes two F/U telephone calls for total program length of 30 days Hands off patient to primary care provider at end of 30 days 12 12
Patient Engagement 13
CHE s Approach Readmissions Task Force Use of data to drive improvements Crosscontinuum collaboration Personcentered care Leveraging technology In-depth analysis (DataVision Toolpack) Readmission penalty projection calculations Kept abreast of HEN activities, public release of data Use various MIDAS reports (DV Toolpack, APRDRG reports, new readmission reduction metrics) Inpatient satisfaction with discharge information received SNF Use of Interact tool Partnering with hospitals to improve care transitions Residents/Family Teaching on resources at facility level CMMI grant on care transitions Home Care Front-loading of visits Partnering with other providers to improve care transitions Use of telemedicine Integrate hospitalists and residents into daily operations related to readmissions Importance of palliative care referrals Teach back Partnering with community pharmacies for delivery of home meds prior to discharge Created reports to assist/automate medication reconciliation Monitor recording of discharge instructions Use telemonitoring 14
CHE Readmission Penalty Projections FY15 MIDAS data (rate) FY14 QNet data (rate) FY14 CMS Penalt y Factor FY14 Penalty (1- factor) FY15 Estimated Penalty Factor FY15 Estimated Penalty Factor Adjusted DRG Payment FY12 Cost Report DRG Payments Adjusted DRG Payments FY15 Potential Readmission Impact Standard indicators for CMS readmissions reduction program for timeframe of penalty year Calculation: (sum of nums)/ (sum of denoms) * 100 Obtain preview reports, specifically rate data Calculation: (sum of nums)/ (sum of denoms) * 100 From most recent IPPS final rule Calculation: 1 actual penalty factor (from prior year) Calculation: (Projected FY Midas data) x (Prior FY penalty factor)/(prior FY Qnet data) Calculation : 1 FY15 estimated penalty factor From most recent IPPS final rule From most recent IPPS final rule Calculation: (projection FY estimated penalty factor) x (Most current FY cost report DRG payments) Calculation: (Adjusted DRG payments) (Most current FY cost report DRG payments) 15
Observational Care Units & Retail Health Clinics 16
Leveraging EMR Technology 17
Readmission Model Framework Cohort description: 192 K people with hospitals encounters 8 hospitals in Chicago-land area Analyzed observation, medical, and surgical patients Considered all conditions except mental health Please Note: The examples provided are intended to show a representation of the many variables analyzed in the model which is still under development and should not be interpreted as statistically significant predictors for a readmission. 18
Readmission Solution Workflow Identify Notify Assess Intervene 19 MPage Discern Alerts PowerForms Readmission Plan of Care 19
Discharge Checklist 20
How to Manage High-Risk Patients A Qualitative Analysis Example Issue: How to address a highly satisfied patient Response: Aligned with philosophy of doing the right thing for the patient at the right time Worked with patient to assign a primary care team in ED Cut visits from 30 ED visits, 31 admissions, 24 readmits/year to 5 admissions, 1 readmission, no ED visits in next year!! 21
CHE Results Vision 2017 2006 A.C.T. Applying personcentered interventions leads to less readmissions and better quality of life PfP: 20% Reduction over 3 years 2009 2010 Baseline = 1594 per month Saved 1464 2011 Year 1 Saved 2388 2012 Year 2 AMI, HF, PN, COPD among top 5 diagnoses yearto-year but now seeing rehab Saved 1988 2013 Year 3 Exceeded goal of 20% reduction over 3 years actual = 30% 22
Outcomes Leading the industry ~ 20% better than industry (Yale, LACE, etc.) Solution purchased by 120 non-advocate Cerner clients Gaining efficiency ~ 3.5 FTE productivity savings across system Automated continuous calculation of risk score in EMR Reducing readmissions 20% reduction in readmission rates (for high risk patients that received interventions) Statistically significant reductions observed for sub-populations (e.g., COPD and HF) 23
Dollars (millions) Readmission Rate (%) Readmission Penalty Trend 20 20.0 18 18.0 16 16.0 14 12 10 12.4 11.8 11.3 10.4 10.1 14.0 12.0 10.0 8 $17.0 8.0 6 $9.4 6.0 4 2 0 $1.8 $2.9 $2.1 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* 2014 4.0 2.0 - $ Lost $ Earned Back $ at Risk Readmission Rate 24
CHRISTUS Observations from the field Medication reconciliation and polypharmacy is single biggest problem/challenge Linking patient to pc provider before discharge from hospital is high priority Visit to the home is invaluable for identifying socio-economic issues That said, single biggest reason for refusal to participate is the home visit telemonitoring option needed! CTN works closely with CM to identify potential program candidates 25
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa - New Braunfels AMI Readmission Rates FY2014 (Any Payer, Any Diagnosis) New Braunfels Linear (New Braunfels) 19.05% 15.79% 16.67% 10.53% 11.11% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 26
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa - New Braunfels Heart Failure Readmission Rates FY2014 (Any Payer, Any Diagnosis) New Braunfels Linear (New Braunfels) 33.33% 18.18% 17.65% 18.18% 20.00% 21.43% 9.09% 10.00% 6.25% 0.00% 27
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa - New Braunfels Pneumonia Readmission Rates FY2014 (Any Payer, Any Diagnosis) New Braunfels Linear (New Braunfels) 40.00% 16.67% 12.50% 6.67% 7.69% 7.41% 9.09% 5.88% 0.00% 0.00% 28
Next steps at CHRISTUS. Using Midas+ to automate data collection and drill down into demographics, medical history etc. for risk stratification and improved analytics Introduce telemonitoring as an intervention option Create screening criteria for applying right intervention, at the right time, for the best outcome Expand scope of program to include other at risk for re-admit populations such as COPD and diabetes Expand program to include post acute facilities - SNF s, nursing homes, etc. Incorporate Care Transitions program into clinically integrated network of medical homes to build a true coordinated model of care 29
Socioeconomic Variables 30
Questions and Shared Learning 31
We Wish to Thank All Our Midas Clients For Their Support! See You Tonight at the Party!! Vicky Mahn-DiNicola, VP Research & Market Insights, Midas+ Brenda Pettyjohn, Solutions Advisor, Midas+ Tina Esposito, VP Center for Health Information Services, Advocate Health Care